Phrase Quest vs Block
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phrase Quest
Decode cryptic symbols to reveal hidden messages in this engaging word game. Enjoy flexible gameplay with seamless orientation changes and intelligent word wrapping. A custom keyboard aids in your symbol selection.
- Translate symbols into messages
- Seamless landscape and portrait rotation
- Intelligent word wrapping
- Custom informative keyboard
- Shake to restart level
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Translate symbols into hidden messages. Embark on a Phrase Quest in Any Orientation! Our Word Game Delights with Seamless Landscape and Portrait Rotations. Intelligent Word Wraps ensure proper word wrapping. A custom informative keyboard is designed to enhance your selection process. If you wish to restart a level when you are part way through working on it, simply shake your phone.
Block
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A Word Building Game! This game is a fusion of Tetris and Scrabble type games. Assemble word from falling tiles * Much like Tetris, blocks will fall down, but unlike Tetris, it's letters dropping. * You need to assemble the letters in order to form the pre-selected words. Gain powers and use them to change the board * While assembling the words, you will accumulate powers. * Use one of the powers to destroy unwanted blocks, or slow the passage of time (or both). Cross the words to gain more points * Same way as you would in Scrabble or crosswords puzzle, you can use letters from other words to cross them. * Crossing words gives you bonus points. Participate in the daily challenge * In the daily challenge, you start with 2 words. After each victory, the next level adds another word. * As long as you can assemble all the selected words, you can continue to the next level. * Once you hit game over, your score will be entered on the daily leaderboard. * Earn golden blocks the next day, when you connect, from your previous daily challenge run! Golden Blocks * Golden blocks are earned through the daily challenge. They will appear the next day, when you launch the game. * You can watch an ad after each daily challenge game to gain golden blocks right away. * You will also earn Golden Blocks every day, the amount is tied to your rank in the leaderboard. * Golden blocks are used to refill your powers (like "Bomb" and "Slow") at any point during a game. New Themes * Every once in a while, a new theme with different rules and cosmetic features will be released. * The next theme to be released will be: "Halloween". Score formula * The score is calculated as follow : - 1 point per letter in completed words. - Bonus for each words crossed: - If a 5-letter word intersects with 1 word, it will be worth 10 points. If it crosses 2 words, it will be worth 15 points. - Words only counts once. You can't duplicate the same word to earn more points. Words are directionless * Contrary to Scrabble and crosswords, you can form words in any direction, left to right, right to left, upwards and downwards. Social Media * Join us on our Discord server : https://discord.gg/twUPAnxdH3 * Visit our official Website : https://bearserkersolutions.com/frosty-mist-studio/ * Watch our videos on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@FrostyMistStudio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Block at every 3 weeks against Phrase Quest's every 2 months. Block also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phrase Quest ships an update every 2 months, Block every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phrase Quest | Block |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dogfish Technologies, LLC | Bearserker Solutions LTD. |
In-app purchases
Phrase Quest
No in-app purchases
Block
No in-app purchases









